Chapter 66: Chapter 58: Divine Dog, Map, Wanderer
The guards in gray and white uniforms raised their guns in alert, clearly indicating for everyone to stop advancing.
Liu Mingfei hit the brakes, reducing the speed to a snail’s pace of one kilometer per hour.
Lin Feng walked to the aisle beside the electric vehicle and took out Father Su An’s teaching emblem.
Seeing someone he recognized, the guard captain lowered his gun and shouted loudly:
"It’s you, here to see the priest?"
"But sorry, large external vehicles with power systems are prohibited from passing! If you have business, enter alone, or ride the tricycle at the back of the car!"
"Holy Spring Village does not allow external electric vehicles to enter!"
Lin Feng nodded in agreement, after all, there was the solemn church inside, along with so many children, stricter rules made sense.
After thinking for a moment, realizing there wasn’t much to carry, he let Liu Mingfei drive at a steady pace.
Then Lin Feng jumped out of the vehicle, walking into the village on foot.
Chen Shanshan followed closely behind, carrying the cloth bag entrusted by Old Huang, with clothes and snacks for his son.
The two entered one after the other.
It was currently Holy Spring Village’s afternoon free activity time, and the two found Huang Xinming, playing with Su Yueyue, on the playground equipment.
Upon seeing Lin Feng and Chen Shanshan, the somewhat bored Su Yueyue smiled, jumped directly off the climbing frame, and ran to Lin Feng:
"Uncle Lin, did you find the frog?"
Lin Feng’s mouth twitched, taking the cloth bag from Chen Shanshan, and pulled out the wooden frog toy, demonstrating how to scrape it to make the croaking sound:
"This was brought by Huang Haiwen, Huang Xinming’s dad. It’s a wooden frog that can make a croaking sound."
Huang Xinming stepped forward, full of excitement and joy.
After receiving the wooden frog toy, he proudly spoke to the three companions behind him:
"See, I wasn’t lying! The croaking really exists!"
"This is carved by my dad as per the croaking! It can even make the croaking sound."
After handing him the cloth bag, the little guy opened it and his eyes lit up, evidently spotting the sugar balls inside.
He reached out and took four, giving one each to himself and his companions.
Then he slipped the bag over himself, took up the wooden frog toy, and began tapping it, chanting:
"Croak, croak, croak, croak, croak, I am a little frog..."
The novel toy immediately attracted a circle of similar-aged children from the elementary section nearby.
Lin Feng noticed that Su Yueyue did not join the group of children but instead stayed by his side, so he asked:
"Where is Father Su An? I have some matters to discuss with him."
Su Yueyue turned her head, sniffed Lin Feng’s hand, and then grabbed a few of his fingers with her small hand:
"Come, I’ll take you!"
Under Su Yueyue’s guidance, Lin Feng and his companion soon arrived outside a concealed white vehicle, located at the far right of Holy Spring Village.
The air conditioner unit outside the vehicle was humming.
After Lin Feng called out several times, Father Su An emerged, wearing a white sealed isolation suit, accompanied by a drift of cold, white mist from the door crack.
This was a special low-temperature laboratory.
Taking off his suit and removing the gas mask, Father Su An nodded to Lin Feng and his companion, then said to Su Yueyue:
"Go play, I have matters to discuss with your uncle."
Half of Su Yueyue’s body leaned against Lin Feng’s back. She nodded, and as she left, pecked Lin Feng’s hand and then turned around to run away with small steps.
Lin Feng glanced at her back, then turned back around.
Father Su An looked somewhat fatigued, with a dull and yellowish complexion and noticeable dark circles, as he leaned against the railing:
"Are you planning to set off?"
Lin Feng nodded:
"Planning to go hunt the Rock-Horned Horse Beast Group and quickly advance to Tier One Evolver status. The nearby beast groups are rather far away, so we thought of asking you for a map to avoid getting lost in this wilderness."
Father Su An made a sound of acknowledgment and squeezed out a weak smile:
"Follow me..."
The two followed him ahead and entered the priest’s office.
Father Su An took a two-meter long map out of a drawer, spread it on the table, and opened it for the two to see:
"This is a map of the area within two thousand kilometers. The red line marked on it is the road leading to Oasis Town."
"We are currently here, in the bottom left corner, above the seabed outside the Lu State region."
"Under the Lu State Peninsula, along the sea, there are several ports and bays, along with the mouth of a large river, so beneath the cliffs in this area, there are complex underground tunnels, where the deepest points host concealed underground water sources."
"This is also one of the gathering points for Desert Beast Groups within a few hundred kilometers."
"Each Wasteland Year, large numbers of Desert Beasts gather here, utilizing the underground water sources to breed and live."
"So recently, it’s also the breeding season for various Desert Beasts, with new life being born, as well as interspecies interactions, competitions, and fusions..."
"For us, it is the best hunting season."
"The gathering point is located a hundred kilometers northwest of Oasis Town. If you set off now, after completing the hunt, head southwest, and it should take less than three days to rendezvous."
Lin Feng’s face showed a hint of delight, but soon his gaze was drawn to another marked spot on the top left of the map.
It was a red-marked ruin.
Located in the heartland of Lu State, north of Oasis Avenue, over 300 kilometers from the current Oasis Town.
Noticing where Lin Feng was looking, Father Su An mentioned again:
"This is Mount Tai of Old Earth. Back then, the Taishan Shelter was established here, later turning into an underground ruin. It is the destination your team needs to head to complete your mission after the next Holy Spring Day."
"Alright, you take this copy and remember to keep it safe. It will be needed for several Holy Spring Days to come."